MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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